uplift

tr.v., -lift·ed, -lift·ing, -lifts.

1. To raise; elevate.
2. To raise to a higher social, intellectual, or moral level or condition.
3. To raise to spiritual or emotional heights; exalt: music that uplifts the spirit.

adj. (ŭp'lĭft')

Uplifted.

n. (ŭp'lĭft')

1. The act, process, or result of raising or lifting up.
2. An effort or a movement to improve social, moral, or intellectual standards.
3. Geology. An upheaval.

verb

1. To move (something) to a higher position: boost, elevate, heave, hoist, lift, pick up, raise, rear², take up, uphold, upraise, uprear. See rise/fall.
2. To raise to a high position or status: aggrandize, apotheosize, dignify, elevate, ennoble, exalt, glorify, magnify. Idioms: put on a pedestal. See rise/fall.
3. To raise the spirits of: animate, buoy (up), elate, elevate, exhilarate, flush, inspire, inspirit, lift. Obsolete exalt. See happy/unhappy.

noun

High spirits: animation, elatedness, elation, euphoria, exaltation, exhilaration, inspiration, lift. See happy/unhappy.

1. The upward pressure on a structure due to the pressure of the water below.
2. The pressure acting on a material that tends to lift it off its supports or fasteners as a result of an external force (for example, wind) acting on it.

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - højne, hæve, løfte, opbygge, virke opløftende på
n. - højnelse, begejstring, opbyggelse
adj. - moraliserende

Nederlands (Dutch)
optillen, verblijden, opvijzelen, verheffen, ondersteuning, morele/ geestelijke prikkel, bodemverheffing, steun van beha

Français (French)
v. tr. - remonter (qn, moral)
n. - tonus, nouvel essor, nouvelle envolée, amélioration (du niveau de vie), (Géol) soulèvement
adj. - (fig) remonté, levé

Deutsch (German)
v. - aufrichten, erheben
n. - Erbauung, Erhebung
adj. - gehoben

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - ανυψώνω, σηκώνω, εξυψώνω το πνευματικό ή κοινωνικό επίπεδο, βελτιώνω
n. - ανάταση, έξαρση, ηθική ή κοινωνική εξύψωση, (γεωλ.) προεκβολή

Italiano (Italian)
sollevare, elevare, elevazione

Português (Portuguese)
v. - levantar, elevar
n. - levantamento (m), elevação (f)

Русский (Russian)
поднимать, подъем

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - mejorar, reactivar, inspirar, levantar, alzar
n. - elevación, inspiración, mejoramiento, reactivación
adj. - que levanta, que sostiene

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - lyfta upp, höja, verka upplyftande på, uppmuntra
n. - höjning, höjande

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
提高, 抬起, 举起, 社会进步, 情绪高涨, 举起的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 提高, 抬起
n. - 舉起, 社會進步, 情緒高漲
adj. - 舉起的

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 들어올리다, 사기를 높이다, 소리치다
n. - 들어올림, 향상
adj. - 들어올리는, 향상된

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 揚げる, 持ち上げる, 意気を高める, 持ち上がる, 隆起する, 高揚する
n. - 持ち上げること, 隆起, 高揚

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) رفع, انعش (الاسم) رفع, نهوض, انهاض‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮העלה, הרים, עודד, שיפר‬
n. - ‮התרוממות-הרוח, הרמה, העלאה, עידוד, השפעה רוחנית או מוסרית חיובית, תמיכה (לשדיים וכו')‬
adj. - ‮מרומם, נישא‬

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